Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-11
FRUIT AUCTIONS.
Details Of the Experiment of Selling Fra
at PuhIic Sale


Details Of the Experiment of Selling Fruit
at Public Sale.
lCopyrSs, 1857, by 6te California Associated Iress.
New YORK, July 9th.-While the result
of the fourth auction sale of California
frat IN this city is somewhat disappoint-
ing, the prices received are explained by
coalitions Temedlable with proper care
The first auction sale occurred on the 2Sth
of June, the second the 5o:h of June. and
the others July 9Th and eth. Five car
loads have been auctioned, embracing four
or five thousand boxes of pears, apriccts,
plums and peaches.
In an interview with E. B. Blowers of
Woodland, Yolo county, Cal, What do
you think is the outlook for continued
and good market?n was asked him.
SO think" he said, that it is assured.
The trade are greatly pleased with what
| they have purchased, and all conditions
are favorable if only our people will send
out fruit regularly TO insure uniform sup
| ply in the New York market and other
Eastern markets. By the carload, fruit so
far auctioned has brought the following
| prices First car, 81 500; second car, ST.
! 740; third car, 81 ,503; fourth and fifth
New York to-day for Chicago, and snail be
back in California about August 1st
| have looked the field all over and seen
what our interests demand. Letters from
our Boston agents say that Boston dealers
are in high glee over the coming Califor-
MIA fruit, and all that is needed is q reliable
supply.
FUTURE AUCTION SALES.
Auction sales will occur hereafter at
Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia, as
| well as in this city. The agencies are: W.
II. Powell & Co., Philadelphia Dix &
Wilkins, Baltimore; Blake q Ripley, Bos-
| ton; Sgobei & Day, New York. If the fruit
| is sent on, think there should be sold in
the East during the next few months fully
| $4,000 worth of green fruit. This is to be
sold on the auction plan, of course The
! dealers in New York who have bought
! California green fruit at auction are de-
| lighted, and think well of the future. We
| can bring train, say OF ten cars, from Cal
lfornia now, and those which come through
| to New Gork cost no more than those
| dropped at Chicago, and fruit comes as
speedily-in fact, at the same time rs the
passenger trains. We hear from California
that fifty carloads OF green fruit have been
| shipped East to date this season. We look
for two cars in New York next Monday.
|
| day. The regular auction DAYS will be on
| Tuesdays and Thursdays of each w& up
to, say, the list of November 0ursnuits
| are timed right for the Eastern market, for
peaches, pears and such fruits come after
the Floride oranges are gone. while the pc
culiar qualities of our grapes make a
market for themselves at any season and
all seasons.
| PEACHES IN THE EAST.
1t is as great an advantage to have fruit
brought here cheap as to Chicago, as you
can see. / have canvassed the field con-
! corning the Eastern peach crop, which is a
matter of importance to California pro-
| ducers, as the shipment of peaches must
depend for profit somewhat on the Eastern
supply for the Eastern markets 1t is esti-
mated here that there will be only about
one-quarter the usual crop of peaches in
| New Jersey, which will not come in before
| the LIST of September, and the railroad est
| mate of the crop of Delaware peaches is
| only 100000 baskets, which is % per cent.
| OF full crop only. | shall have definite
views of course. as the season progresses.
for our people would need to ship peaches
| with judgment as TO the Eastern supply by
September LIST. Speaking at large, | should
say that we expect to send about half of
| the fruit forwarded to the East to New
York Tor consumption on the Atlantic
| coast. 1t readily makes way here and will
| grow in favor. Our trains. which come
from Chicago under charge of the Erie Ex-
| press Company Union. now represent the
product of II ,0G0 acres"
| THE FRUIT-DEALERs.
W. T. Blois of Sgobel e. Day spoke as
| favorably as Mr.. Blowers of the market
here tor California fruit, noting the advant-
age 1t has in time and the great advantage
| in the peculiarities of adapting ii for the
New York palate. Inquiries have been
made concerning the satisfaction given by
the fruit already auctioned Off here and the
| responses are satisfactory and also encour-
aging. The fruit is sold by Brown g. Sec
comb, who handle most of the fruit auc-
| toned off at this port, including Florida
| fruit and the product of the Mediterranean
countries. Between four and five hundred
dealers attend the fruit auctions. and there
California fruit is thoroughly discussed.
California oranges, with the exception Of
two carloads forwarded last season to ugents
of w. T Coleman Il Co at this CITY are
practically unknown here. Those received
last year Were smooth, handsome fruit.
and were liked, and there is undoubtedly
good market tor them here
Chicago Fruit Market.
Copyright, 1857, by The California Associated Tressi
CHICAGO, July 9th.-A good demand WIS
noticed for California green fruits to-day.
The arrivals were only about fair and the
fruit in good order was selling well and
ruling steady. Grapes are noticed for the
first time to-day on the market. They sell
pretty well at 81 to 81 80 for twenty pounds.
Boxes of Sweetwater peaches were selling
| at uneven prices. The arrivals are fairly
liberal. Choice fruit sold very fairly, hut
common ruled dull 20-pound boxes went
at 81 TO 81 rs; 20-pound boxes of Crawfords
brought 50 90.
Pears sell slow. Bartletts bring 81 To
81 % per box. Plums are still d,na j.,
| the market The same stock wlici, v.s
! packed loose remained on the market mail
it became worthless. The demand !, v,r,
light. Peach plupg sold at So to S. % per
25-pound box, and Royal Native at 50 % to
g 80 per half crate.
Twenty.pound boxes apricots sold at
81 so to 81 IS, and halt crates brought
81 10, but soft fruit did not bring such
high prices, but was sold considerably lower
to get rid of it.